Vietnam, Thailand foster cooperation

PANO – The third Vietnam-Thailand Defense Policy Dialogue took place in Ho Chi Minh City on September 19 under the co-chair of Vietnamese Deputy Defense Minister Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh and Permanent Secretary for Defense Ministry of Thailand General Natt Intracharoen.

At the event, the two sides discussed regional and international security issues, their impacts on security in each country, as well as cooperation among countries in ASEAN, the region, and the world. They also talked about competition among power countries, maritime security, and non-traditional challenges, such as terrorism and transnational crime and highlighted the important role of ASEAN in coping with those issues.

Delegates in a joint photo

Delegates at the event evaluated that cooperation between Vietnamese and Thai Ministries of National Defense continued to develop and reap substantial results. They agreed to continue promoting the exchange of delegations and young officers, training, cooperation in United Nations peacekeeping activities, humanitarian mine action, anti-terrorism, and cooperation among services and arms. The two sides will also cooperate in combating transnational crime and support each other’s initiatives.

Vietnam-Thailand defense policy dialogue is a regular mechanism which was set up to discuss strategic issues as well as to orient the defense cooperation of the two countries, so as to contribute to promoting Vietnam-Thailand friendship in general and cooperation between the two defense ministries in particular. In the relationship between the two nations, defense cooperation is an important pillar.